Post subject: FOUR new releases, MANY new t-shirts and MASSIVE updates!!!

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:39 pm

Mothra

Joined: Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:32 pmPosts: 71

Over the past seven years we've released a lot of records involving Bryant Clifford Meyer. To get specific: over a dozen (TWO dozen if counting box sets). First within ISIS, then RED SPAROWES and finally WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN, we've been lucky to be a part of the bulk of BCM's massive catalog of awesome tunes. So many good songs flow from this dude and his kin that we're thrilled to announce today FOUR new releases and re-presses involving ol' comrade Cliff. And now in reverse-chronological order of original release, here are many circular objects that our old friend (amongst others) is newly spread across...

Several years in the making, WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN thankfully return from obscurity to deliver an unexpected and stunning second album. Awash in waves of droney guitars, lush melodies and a vastly increased use of vocals (which were almost non-existent on the debut), WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN have created a truly hypnotic sophomore album. Reaching far beyond the limits of "post-rock", these five varied tracks shift through the spectrum of being haunting, triumphant, captivating, oppressive and completely uplifting. Its a real "listening experience" that is rare to find at this caliber, expertly crafted by an array of musicians seasoned by years spent in ISIS, RED SPAROWES, 27, BLACKTAIL and more.

MORE INFO:* We pressed 1000 of this: 600 on black, 200 of "pagan sun" (maroon/black mishmash) and 200 of "windmill" (grey/silver quad jawns) - [url=http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp152/roboticempire/wbto_spread1000.jpg[/img]check out a bigger image of the spread[/url]* Preview the track "Pagan Sun" on WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN's Facebook and/or SoundCloud pages* This is a seriously awesome surprise 2nd album, and a 3rd one is actually in the works...!* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

Los Angeles' RED SPAROWES bypass the fabled sophomore slump by leaps and bounds on their second album, Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun, and after being sold out for a few years, this impressive 2xLP is finally available again! There is a definitively darker approach on this album, and the reference points of the past are less apparent, yet the band evokes intense emotions with more variety and depth than ever before. Powerful and dynamic, Every Red Heart displays RED SPAROWES within a captivating new path in the ever-evolving world of instrumental music. Comes in a beautiful gatefold jacket and is pressed on complimentary color vinyl.

MORE INFO:* We pressed 1000 more for this 3rd pressing: 500 on "red heart" (super vivid semi-translucent red) and 500 on "red sun" (red/orangey/yellow blend) - [url=http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp152/roboticempire/rs_erh_spread1000.jpg[/img]check out a bigger image of the spread[/url]* Preview tracks from Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun at RED SPAROWESbandcamp page* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

First released back in 2005, we're pretty hyped to have RED SPAROWES' first album At The Soundless Dawn back in print after being sold out for years now. An undeniably massive album with an unconventional approach to creating instrumental aural landscapes. Dropping generous hints to shoegaze's glorious past, RED SPAROWES debut subtly employs reverberating guitars to explore darker passages that flow more like orchestral movements than modern rock songs. A fantastic debut album, this 2xLP comes housed in a gatefold jacket and is finally available again!

MORE INFO:* We pressed 1000 more for this 4th pressing: 500 on "swamp" and 500 on "forest" - [url=http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp152/roboticempire/rs_atsd_spread1000.jpg[/img]check out a bigger image of the spread[/url]* Preview tracks from At The Soundless Dawn at RED SPAROWESbandcamp page* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

Last (and certainly not least) in this massive Bryant Clifford Meyer-related-update is the quick repress of ISIS' recent Oceanic 2xLP reissue we just dropped. The entire pressing blew out in roughly a month so we chose to go ahead and fill the remaining 200 "tip on" gatefold jackets with a brief run of clear vinyl. This is likely to be the last of these for a little while, so nab one while you can. For those few unfamiliar with this band and/or album, we wrote a helluva lot about it last month when this came out, so please check out the Robotic Empire news blog there for full details.

MORE INFO:* We ordered 200 more to fill out the remaining gatefold jackets, but a little overrun happened so there is also some available on the cheap as just vinyl-only (no fancy gatefold jackets)* Be sure to check out the "Oceanic Japan" t-shirt we resurrected in correlation to this too ([url=http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp152/roboticempire/isis_shirt_550.jpg[/img]image here[/url])* Vinyl and t-shirts available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

PHEW! Wow, thank you Cliff for all the music and for whatever comes next! Incredibly though, this isn't even all of the label activity as we've got more on deck as well...

This outrageous 4-color MAGRUDERGRIND shirt design took literally years to finish, but we're stoked to finally have this bad mamma jamma finished! The photos can't seem to do this one justice (it looks awesome in person) and the original image for this wasn't quite as intricate, so many hours were spent adding further detail to incorporate full usage of all 4 colors on this beastly t-shirt! MAGRUDERGRIND are one of the most brutal grind bands around, but also thankfully not afraid to stray from the path. This shirt is an accurate representation of that, with a classic skull image (including melting face partially still intact) joined by psychedelia, a beating heart, flowers and gnarly maggots. A perfect smattering of elements for one of our favorite heavy/fast bands going right now. Printed on super comfy brown Alstyle brand shirts (both sweatshop free & akin to American Apparel texturally), this one has been a long time coming and turned out awesome! Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Affiliated in regional heathenism are the badass COUGH t-shirts we recently stocked direct from the band. Although this isn't exactly Robo-related, we did hustle them to print up these shirts... and since they actually made them themselves in maximum DIYness, we stocked up on THREE different designs. COUGH have been playing some awesome slow n' heavy evil music for years now, and we're psyched that our RVA bros are finally getting some solid attention elsewhere as well. The new shirts feature a Wizard, a Plague and Baphomet w/ PBR and Joints! Dig these killer shirts now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

OK last thing before the utterly ENORMOUS distro updates... the recent Ryan McLennan "sequel" Robotic Empire shirt got photographed along with all the other new shirts, and since it turned out awesome we wanted to mention it again as well. This is printed on one of the most comfortable (affordable) t-shirts around, the American Apparel grey tri-blend shirt, which we've printed on before with a very positive response. Actually wearing this new shirt while typing up this big update - feels good! It really is stupidly soft and comfortable, and the badass image of a freakin' moose tearing up a robot bear does us just right! A bigger photo of this rad 3-color shirt can be [url=http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp152/roboticempire/robo_moose_pic600.jpg[/img]viewed here[/url] and this is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Alright, are you ready for this? We've got over 200 (!!) new items and re-stocks this time and its almost impossible to mention all the awesome stuff we've conjured up for this update... but here's an attempt to touch on a few crucial things we've got for ya:

FOR NEW STUFF: The first book we've ever carried (from AIDAN BAKER, along with tons of other NADJA stuff on CD and LP), GRAF ORLOCK's graphic design mindfreakout/masterpiece Doombox (that coincidentally is also a 10"+CD that SHREDS), two split LPs from the elusive MAMIFFER (w/ OAKEATER and the reinvigorated HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE), the latest full-length from KAYO DOT in insanely elaborate packaging, the "deluxe crime scene edition" of FISTULA's Goat 12" on literally glowing vinyl, Willy Mammoth bringing the riffs and bold album title on OLDE GHOST's first full-length, a slew of KYUSS (!) vinyl, rad MOSS shirts, the ex-ELECTRIC WIZARD band RAMESSES on 7" and CD, the killer import ANCIENT SKY/LITTLE GOLD split, THE GIFT's demo tape (ex-TURBOSLUT/EXOSUS), a new ROSETTA split 12", TOTAL F'ING DESTRUCTION latest album, new "Clone" and "Freak Power" comp LPs and SO MUCH MORE!

GOOD. GAWD. This is easily one of our biggest updates yet (ever?) and we're ready to roll for moving this MASSIVE influx of stuff right the hell back outta here! Please get those orders in over at the Robotic Empire - Online Store ASAP as we're seriously out of room again! Major THANK YOUs in advance, and enjoy all the new stuff!